The Monster Professor

In this episode, David Schauer picks my brain on the Gothic—particularly the Southern Gothic—for a fascinating graduate-level project of his.

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In this episode, we explore the equipment and strategies you’d need to face of against vampires, witches, ghosts, changelings, demons, and more.

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In this episode, I talk with author and podcaster Martin Lastrapes about what makes vampires so compelling, how to create your own vampires in fiction, and—believe it or not—what secret lairs are actually under the Las Vegas strip. Find out more about Martin here: https://www.martinlastrapesshow.com/

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In this episode, we wander down into the uncanny valley to explore the origins of the mechanical monster, and what makes them tick, maybe what makes us tick.

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Pinckney Benedict returns to talk with me about the Addams family, the Munsters, and other such inhabitants of the familial Gothic. And in this episode, the excellent cover you’ll hear of theme from “The Munsters” is courtesy of The Student Loan Stringband.

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In this episode, we go big as we explore the deep myth of giants and giantesses, and meet a couple of my favorites.

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In the wake of Turkey Day, we meet some of the biggest, weirdest, and most intriguing birds of myth and folklore.

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In this episode, I talk with Dr. Sue Hardebeck, professor of Greek Mythology, about some of the coolest monsters from the culture that couldn’t get enough of them.

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They devour the sun and the moon, guard the cave to Hel, slay the gods themselves, even serve as the mascot for this podcast—in this episode we explore the rich and wild tradition of the monstrous wolves of the North.

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Wendigos, underwater panthers, and a witch chase perhaps more than 10,000 years old—in this episode I speak with Dr. Clint Stevens, professor of Native American Literature, about the monsters who were here first.

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